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File #: 3037-07    Version: 1 Name: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances to include a new Chapter 271, entitled "Allegheny County Utility Infrastructure Web Site."
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 2/6/2007 In control: Committee on Public Works
On agenda: Final action: 10/23/2007
Title: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances to include a new Chapter 271, entitled "Allegheny County Utility Infrastructure Web Site."
Sponsors: Bob Macey
Attachments: 1. 38-07-OR Bill No. 3037-07.PDF
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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances to include a new Chapter 271, entitled "Allegheny County Utility Infrastructure Web Site."

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WHEREAS, entities that provide natural gas, electric, and water service to the residents of Allegheny County perform vital services for the public, upon which these individuals rely on a daily basis; and

WHEREAS, the County's businesses are very often completely dependent upon one or more utilities for their ability to perform their functions for the public; and

WHEREAS, work performed on service networks by utility providers very often impacts the function of municipal public works departments; and

WHEREAS, elected officials, community leaders, public works departments, business owners and private citizens all have a vested interest in being apprised of work that the various utility providers have done on their service systems, as well as work that is to be performed in the future;

WHEREAS, there is currently no single reference for this type of information within Allegheny County;

The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.

The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by the creation of a new Chapter 271, entitled "Allegheny County Utility Infrastructure Web Site," and comprised of the following new sections:

ยง271-01. General Requirement.

The Allegheny County Department of Public Works shall, with the assistance of the Division of Computer Services, create and maintain an Allegheny County Utility Infrastructure Web Site that is made available to the public. This web site shall function as a database of the County'...

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